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equus.

horse; steed;

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɛ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛː.kʷus]

  1. horse

    declension-2 · masculine

  2. steed, charger

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *HéHḱus Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos Proto-Italic *ekwos Latin equus Inherited from Proto-Italic *ekwos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éḱwos (“horse”). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἵππος (híppos), Sanskrit अश्व (áśva), Persian اسب (asb), Old Armenian էշ (ēš, “donkey”), Tocharian B yakwe, and Gaulish epos. Respelt with ⟨quu⟩ for the earlier ⟨quo⟩/⟨cu⟩ in post-Augustan times on the analogy of oblique cases.

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